Article on the comparison between the imports and exports of Britain, the United States, Germany and France in 1903 and 1910. Printed. Sent with CHAR 2/54/26.

Letter from John Churchill (Warnford Court, Throgmorton Street, [London]) to WSC reporting the views of two German correspondents that the Socialists will gain seats at the forthcoming general election in Germany.

Letter from WSC (Admiralty) to Sir Ernest Cassel doubting the usefulness of his (WSC) joining the King [George V] on a visit to Germany and regretting the poor relations between Britain and that country resulting from the German naval build-up. Draft in WSC's hand.

Letter from John Churchill (10 Talbot Square, Hyde Park, [London]) to WSC reporting that the new German government will proceed with its increased armaments programme but will find it difficult to introduce new taxes. Reports that the trading in the City [of London] is very bad.

Letter from Sir Ernest Cassel (Brook House, Park Lane, [London]) to WSC on the awaited reply to the British offer to the German government of negotiations on the question of naval expenditure.

Letter from Sir Ernest Cassel (Hotel Adlon, Berlin, [Germany]) to WSC on the success of Lord Haldane's [earlier Richard Haldane] mission to Berlin and of WSC's trip to Belfast [Ulster, Ireland].

Letter from Arthur Balfour [later Lord Balfour] (4 Carlton Gardens, Pall Mall, [London]) to WSC deploring the fact that, in view of Germany's apparent intention of restoring the empire of Charlemagne in a modern form, it should be possible to talk of war as inevitable "when there is no quarrel, and nothing to fight over!".

Letter from Francis Grenfell (Esplanade Hotel, Berlin, [Germany]) to WSC congratulating him on his speech on the navy estimates and the German Navy Law and describing reaction to it in Germany. Encloses a copy of the Berliner Zeitung reporting the speech [see CHAR 2/57/8] and reports on the keenness in Germany for war with France.

Edition of the Berliner Zeitung [Germany] reporting WSC's speech on the navy estimates and the German Navy Law. Sent with CHAR 2/57/7.

Letter from Arthur Balfour [later Lord Balfour] (4 Carlton Gardens, Pall Mall, [London]) to WSC returning the papers WSC sent him and reporting the news from Major O'Gorman that the Germans are making more progress with dirigibles than Reginald McKenna supposed.

Letter from Captain Hugh Watson (Naval and Military Club) to WSC approving the lead WSC is taking on Germany.

Note by ? [Hotel Ritz, Paseo del Prado, Madrid, [Spain] expressing the wish to meet WSC and perhaps other leading men in Kiel [Germany] and referring to Grand-Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz's desire to reach a workable compromise with Britain over the naval question.

Letter from Sir John French [later Lord French and Lord Ypres], Inspector General of the Forces (Horse Guards, Whitehall, [London]), to WSC on secret communications from WSC which throw light on German [military] methods and aims.

Letter from Edwin Arrowsmith (1 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, London) to [WSC] stating that he is a Conservative but that he supports WSC's determination to maintain Britain's naval supremacy. Reports that his nephew, Professor Douglas Savory of Belfast University [Ulster, Ireland] has encountered strong anti-British feeling on his visits to Germany.

Speech by in the House of Commons by Joseph Compton-Rickett on the need to maintain Britain's naval supremacy against a possible German threat and the "civilising" effects of a French presence in Tunis, Algeria and Morocco. Annotated typescipt.

Letter from Lord Northcliffe [earlier Sir Alfred Harmsworth] (The Times) to WSC quoting a passage on the danger of war between France and Germany and the need for Britain to be prepared. Signed typescript.

Letter from William Royle (Elmwood, Rusholme, [Manchester]) to WSC reporting dissatisfaction among Liberal ranks with the Government's hostile attitude towards Germany and its subservient policy towards Russia with regard to Persia [Iran].

Letter from WSC (Admiralty) to William Royle citing the growth of German naval power as the reason why Britain should not antagonise Russia in Persia [Iran]. Warns that France may be forced into war with Germany to avoid national humiliation, but hopes that the rise of democratic forces in Germany and the recovery of Russia after her disasters in Manchuria [China] will lessen the threat of German aggression. Signed and annotated typescript copy.

Letter from Sir Edward Grey [later Lord Grey of Fallodon] (Foreign Office) to WSC returning a draft [?of a letter by WSC defending the Government's foreign policy; see CHAR 2/53/86-87], agreeing with the point about German naval expenditure and asserting that the Manchester Guardian and others have incorrectly assessed the increase in Britain's political responsibility in northern Persia [Iran] following the Anglo-Russian agreement.

Letter from Sir Francis Hopwood [later Lord Southborough] (Queen Anne's Chambers, Westminster, [London]) to WSC asking whether WSC can make a speech before the elections in Germany to help the "advanced party" there counter the anti-British feeling stirred up by their militarist opponents.

Letter from Peter Pollen, War Office, to WSC, giving details of military and naval expenditure in Russia, France, Germany and Italy.